Gwalior and Chambal divisions correspond to the Gird region of Madhya Pradesh, which is mostly a level agricultural plain, dotted with ranges of low hills. The divisions include the northern, contiguous portion of the former princely state of Gwalior together with the former princely state of Datia; the non-contiguous southern portions of the former state of Gwalior are currently part of Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain divisions.

Gwalior

Gwalior (pronunciation) is a historic and major city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located 319 kilometres (198mi) south of Delhi the capital city of India, Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the Gird region of India. The city and its fortress have been ruled by several historic northern Indian kingdoms. From the Tomars in the 13th century, it was passed on to the Mughals, then to the Marathas in 1754 followed by the Scindias in 18th century.

Besides being the administrative headquarters of Gwalior district and Gwalior division, Gwalior has many administrative offices of Chambal Division of northern Madhya Pradesh. Several administrative and judicial organizations, commissions and boards have their state, as well as national, headquarters situated in the city.
Gwalior was the winter capital of the state of Madhya Bharat which later became a part of the larger state of Madhya Pradesh. Before Indian Independence on 15 August 1947, Gwalior remained a princely state of the British Raj with Scindias as the local ruler. High rocky hills surround the city from all sides, on the north it just forms the border of the Ganga- Yamuna Drainage Basin. The city however is situated in the valley between the hills. Gwalior's metropolitan area includes Lashkar Gwalior (Lashkar Subcity), Morar Gwalior (Morar Subcity), Thatipur and the city center.

See also

Gwalior (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Gwalior Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi:ग्वालियर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.

Overview

Gwalior (constituency number 15) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Gwalior district. This constituency covers the ward numbers 1 to 18 and 30 to 33 of the Gwalior Municipal Corporation.

Gwalior and Chambal divisions correspond to the Gird region of Madhya Pradesh, which is mostly a level agricultural plain, dotted with ranges of low hills. The divisions include the northern, contiguous portion of the former princely state of Gwalior together with the former princely state of Datia; the non-contiguous southern portions of the former state of Gwalior are currently part of Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain divisions.

INDORE ... He said that this time, the party was hopeful to win around 20 seats mostly in Jabalpurdivision ... Organisation leader Hiralal Trivedi said, “We are contesting from around 200 seats on party’s symbol and are expected to win at least 40 seats in Rewa, Gwalior-Chambal, Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain division ... ....

In a secret report that was submitted to the CM on October 30, the intelligence department predicted that the Congress party is ahead of the ruling BJP on 128 of the 230 Vidhan Sabha seats ... According to the report, the Congress is ahead on 24 of the 34 seats in the Gwalior Chambal division, while the BJP is ahead only on seven seats ... READ ... ....

ComputerBaba stepped up his attack on chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP on Tuesday after organising an impressive meeting of sadhus in Gwalior... A large number of sadhus from Gwalior and Chambal division assembled at the ground near a temple in Gwalior....

Mumbai...Gandhi began his two-day tour with a visit to the Maa Peetambara Peeth temple in Datia district, before addressing public meetings in Gwalior and Chambal divisions. He is also expected to hold a road show in Gwalior ... On Tuesday, the Congress president will visit a Gurudwara at the Gwalior fort ... First Published. Mon, Oct 15 2018. 10 38 PM IST< ....

Datia (MP) ... &nbsp; ... He also said that loans of farmers will be waived in 10 days if the Congress comes to power in the state. Gandhi earlier began his two-day tour of the state by offering prayers at the famous Maa Peetambara Peeth temple complex in Datia in Gwaliordivision ... There is no place for them in his heart ... end-of. ....

BJP president Amit Shah will on October 9 take part in various events in the politically sensitive Gwalior-Chambal division of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, a party functionary said ...division, Tiwari added....

The division level campaign which was to be held in Ujjain from September 12 followed by the `Krishak Bhoj', have been postponed till September 25... “The division level meeting which the party had convened in Ujjain, Sagar and Gwalior have been completed....

There were also attempts by volunteers to show black flags to BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, who was in Gwalior for a party meet. Taking no chances, the state administration geared up to maintain law and order during the 'bandh' and clamped the Section 144 in many districts of Chambal, Gwalior, Vindhya and Sagardivisions....

BHOPAL ...Division bench at Gwalior comprising Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice A KJoshi took this action after hearing petition filed by advocate Umesh Bohre. Respondents have been asked to submit their replies within four weeks. National human rights commission (NHRC) has also been made a respondent in this case ... ....

... which ICAR’s secretary Chhabilendra Roul will be the chief guest while AK Singh, former vice-chancellor of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (RVSKVV) in Gwalior, will be the guest of honour along with Ravi Bhosale, joint director of agriculture (Nagpurdivision)....